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First Amendment Supreme Court Cases

Explore Supreme Court opinions, overview essays, and other resources to learn how First Amendment law has developed over the years. Whether you’re an educator looking for classroom resources, a college student trying to understand your First Amendment freedoms on campus, or generally interested in your rights, our library and ��ֱ��’s resources are here to help.

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January 17, 2025

TIKTOK v. GARLAND

The Congressional ban on TikTok presents an unprecedented threat to First Amendment rights by singling out an entire platform as the subject of government censorship.

July 1, 2024

MOODY v. NETCHOICE

Supreme Court's ruling in Moody v. NetChoice and NetChoice v. Paxton clarifies that there’s no social media exception to the First Amendment.

June 26, 2024

MURTHY v. MISSOURI

Government officials in the Biden administration pressured and intimidated social media platforms into censoring speech that the officials didn’t like.

June 20, 2024

GONZALEZ v. TREVINO

Criminal codes are bloated and allow police to find a broad or vaguely worded law to arrest almost anyone for almost anything–including arresting their critics.

June 13, 2024

VIDAL v. ELSTER

Steve Elster applied to register a trademark saying “TRUMP TOO SMALL,” but the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office rejected his application because he did not receive permission from former president Trump to use his name in a trademark.

May 30, 2024

NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION v. VULLO

The NRA sued the head of New York’s Department of Financial Services alleging that she made veiled threats against banks and insurance companies to sever ties with the organization over its Second Amendment advocacy.

March 15, 2024

LINDKE v. FREED

Can public officials block users on social media accounts they use for official business? In most cases the answer is no, but there are some exceptions.

March 15, 2024

O'CONNOR-RATCLIFF v. GARNIER

Poway Unified School District officials used public Facebook pages to post content related to their positions, but when they deleted comments were sued for violating the First Amendment.

June 30, 2023

303 CREATIVE LLC v. ELENIS

In a resounding victory for freedom of expression and freedom of conscience, the Court’s opinion reaffirms decades of precedent protecting our First Amendment rights to speak and think free of government compulsion.

June 27, 2023

COUNTERMAN v. COLORADO

The Supreme Court decision in Counterman v. Colorado is good news for the First Amendment because it sets a higher bar for punishing speech as a “true threat.”